Palmer papers, 1866-1872.

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Palmer papers, 1866-1872.

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Original reports and correspondence from Palmer's military service in Arizona including documents supporting a claim to the Treasury Dept. for the loss of a wagon burned by Apaches between Fort Whipple and Camp Verde in1871, a a letter from Capt. H.S. Washburn, 1868, commending Palmer's medical work at Camp Lincoln, A.T. in 1866. Also present is a handwritten manuscript entitled "Notes on the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, 1869" and a typescript of his notes on Tohono O'odham Indians (copied from the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles).

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911

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Palmer was a physician in the United States Army and a naturalist. From the description of Notes and materials relating to the American West, 1859-1914 (inclusive), 1859-ca. 1890 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612371601 Edward Palmer (1831-1911) was born on January 12, 1831, in Norfolk, England. He came to the United States at the age of eighteen and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. There he met Dr. Jared Kirkland, one of the most eminent scientists of that day...